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Old 05-15-09, 04:22 AM   #6
Paul Riley
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[quote= RoaldLarsen;1101580]here? 11. When gyro angle reaches 0, unlock scope from target. quote]

I think this is the crucial factor,as far as releasing the torpedo in good time.You mean the gyroangle that rotates when locked on the target,something I DONT look at if I was to be honest,I have been looking soley at the bearing in the scope when to fire.
To try and be more precise,lets say I am at 500m,and I have an electric ready,and the target is passing me right to left on a good perpendicular intersection,tube is open well in advance,I released the torpedo when the ship was just entering bearing 10 in the scope.
You mention fire when bearing is 0 in gyroangle,bottom right of screen.If I am correct in what you are trying to explain to me this is something I havent been doing.

Please,bear with me,it is simply something that has momentarily put me on the back foot,after many good successes prior to this incident with the electric,and can strangely put you back to where you started many years ago it seems.Back to square one as it were.

I'll get it sorted before long,dont worry,its coming clearer now
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